231. Forgiveness of sin

Forgiveness of sin

YOUCAT Catechism + Catechism of the Catholic Church Lesson 231

Ave Maria series

231What are the two basic elements required for the forgiveness of a Christian’s sins to occur in the sacrament of Penance?

What is required for the forgiveness of sins is the person who undergoes conversion and the priest who in God’s name gives him absolution from his sins.   

“Diary” is the name of the book of Saint Faustina from which the following paragraph was copied.…..230

(Jesus says) “Write, speak of My mercy.  Tell souls where they are to look for solace; that is, in the Tribunal of Mercy, the Sacrament of Reconciliation.  There the greatest miracles take place and are incessantly repeated.  To avail oneself of this miracle, it is not necessary to go on a great pilgrimage or to carry out some external ceremony; it suffices to come with faith to the feet of My representative and to reveal to him one’s own misery, and the miracles of Divine Mercy will be fully demonstrated. Were a soul to become like a decaying corpse so that from a human standpoint, there would be no hope of restoration and everything would already be lost, it is not so with God.  The miracle of Divine Mercy restores that soul in full.  Oh, how miserable are those who do not take advantage of the miracle of God’s mercy! You will call out in vain, but it will be too late.” -- from Divine Mercy in My Soul, Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, paragraph 1448

Saint Faustina  Divine Mercy